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High School Hack and Slash Chapter 155 Part 2

「Yahoo. We finally arrived.」

「U~, we almost got lost.」

「Nm, geez. The snow started to blow for real.」

「Good day~. We’ll be in your care from today onward~」

The quartet of Mirin and the other four came to the club room with snow still sticking on their overcoats.

「Everyone, welcome. The room is ready, so feel free to go change your clothes~」

Saki, clad in a jersey, popped up from behind Mikan, who was wearing a kappōgi (coverall apron).

「The snow removal on the connecting hallway has also been carried out perfectly! Also, Peperon was boiling in the second open air bath. He was rolling on his back and showing his belly, so I think we’ll definitely be able to get some good soup stock.」

「Huh, hey, you sure there’s no problem there?!」

Otoha, wearing a knit cap and carrying a shovel, alone was getting flustered, but it was just the usual matter.

「Yes, rather than soup stock… In fact, the hot bath that Pepe-chan and Tiger-chan soaked in is a bit dubious in its composition. Well, it seems to cause no harm to the human body, though.」

「I mean, Touka-chan has gathered tons of it and analyzed it, hasn’t she? She’s even created some strange potions out of it….」

「No problem. It’s a healthy, revolutionary medicine that will make you healthy and energetic.」

Touka, plastering her hands on her hips, proudly shook her breasts.

The boingness was there from the beginning and was not the result of the dubious medicinal effects.

Incidentally, the dubious potions had been subjected to a rigorous verification and appraisal under the hands of Rinko.

As even Rinko herself was unable to believe the false-sounding appraisal results in which the potions simply made one『healthy and energetic』 with no side effects whatsoever, she had conducted duplication checks over and over again.

「Speaking of which, ultimately, do you think there will be any more additional participants to the Christmas party?」

「I’ve also invited the members of the『Seven Deadly Sins』 tea party. So Kokoa-chan and Tatsuya-kun might come too.」

「Ah, please add Karin to the list too! It seems that they’re going to have a party at Tenjou Tenge as well, but, like, she said that she’s going to slip out of it and come over.」

「I understand. Then, just in case, I suppose I’ll arrange a place for them to stay, too.」

「Looks like it’s going to be very lively, isn’t it~」

Mikan and the others had more works fell on their laps, but they showed no faintest signs of finding it an annoyance.

「Well then, let’s do our best with the preparations!」

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「It sure is cold, isn’t it? … Christmas will be upon us soon, huh.」

Breathe was blown into the hands that were being rubbed together.

There were no shadows of people in the academy’s school building.

Even during the winter vacation, the academy was open for the purpose of dungeon diving, and the purchasing department and student cafeteria were also open for business.

Though, students who would voluntarily go out on the day with bad weather, such as when snow was blowing fiercely, were few in number.

It was convenient for those of them who couldn’t go out in public to go out for a walk.

At the very least, their master must have been aware of all this as they walked all the way to the academy.

Ruka was sure of that, and in fact, that was the case.

「Subaru is very kind, after all.」

He didn’t treat them, who had turned into『Card』, as properties, but as human beings.

She thought it was only natural that not only herself but also Fuuka and Anju would fall in love with him.

The reason why they frequently carried out dungeon conquest even during vacations was because if it was in the dungeon, they could materialize themselves, and if they had monster crystals with them, they could manifest themselves even on the above ground.

Ruka was concerned that it would be burdensome for Subaru, but just as much, they had reached a high level without others knowing.

However, they hadn’t found a solution to the problem (abstraction).

Or rather, for Ruka, the fact that Fuuka and Anju seemed content with maintaining the status quo was a source of concern.

「Anju-chan, like I told you, you can’t tie Subaru up~」

As she peered into the locker room, from which they never came out, a scene as she had expected was awaiting her.

Subaru, with his hands bound behind his back and a gag stuffed in his mouth on the bench, was moaning.

「That’s not true. Subaru, you’re pleased with it… Right?」

「Nn, nnghhh~.」

In front of Subaru, who shook his head frantically, underwear-clad Anju licked her lips.

Even though it was an unpopular locker room, that was a rather daring approach.

The petite and slender Anju continued to play tricks on Subaru as she sat on his lap.

「Subaru, you’re cute. You’re so cute, so I’ll give you a service.」

「Nnngh!」

「No need to worry. This too is the duty of a servant.」

While licking his fully developed nipples, Anju’s fingers wriggled as they crawled inside his pants.

At the help seeking gaze from Subaru, Ruka, who gulped down slightly, came back to her senses.

「L, like I told you, you can’t do that. Let’s do it once we get back?」

「This part of Subaru is saying no.」

「Nnnn!」

As Ruka was about to get swept away, wondering if she should help him let it off, Fuuka, with cans of juice in her hand, rushed in from behind her.

「… Somehow, there was something strange.」

「Err, I don’t quite get it, though?」

「A big dog, was towing a sled.」

As Ruka tilted her head slightly, the usually expressionless Fuuka scratched her head in a vexed manner.

「I’ve never seen a dog sled before, but there’s a lot of snow here, moreover, we’re talking about this academy here, so it’s not that usual, I guess?」

「It’s unusual enough. I mean, that’s not it, it looked like a dog, but that one was different.」

「Huh?」

「Just like us, it was a monster summoned from a card, a dog-type one. Moreover, compared to us, it was of a much higher level.」

The reason she noticed this was because Fuuka herself was the same kind of existence.

For better or worse, that dog had also been equipped with disguise measures, such as an anti-appraisal obstruction item as well as a mini barrier to prevent the diffusion of miasma.

It was just that, for a dog the size of a pony to tow a sled the size of a minivan, that would normally be unnatural.

The dog sled that came from a certain girls’ dormitory would even boldly stop at the entrance of the academy and wait for the members of the shopping group.

「H, how does such a thing maintain its manifestation?」

「I don’t know. But it’s definitely bad news.」

It had become a serious problem for these girls.

The higher their level and the closer they were to becoming high-ranked beings, the steeper the miasma (cost) needed to summon them from the cards.

Unless the state was one in which the academy grounds were filled with miasma, such as during the school festival or the tournament, maintaining their embodiment had become more difficult.

「T, that means, there’s some kind of special method, right…?」

「Maybe.」

「Then, if we could ask them to tell us about it….」

「I can’t agree with that. It’s too risky for us to make contact with them. And leaving it to Subaru, would mean exposing him to danger, so I’m against it.」

Anju, who was wrapping Subaru in her arms, also turned back and glared at her.

「I’m also against it. I mean, I don’t particularly mind even if we stay as we’re now. And I have no thought about wanting to go back either, anyway.」

「B, but…」

「… let’s go and talk to them. If it looks like we’d be able to find the means we’ve been looking for, there’s no need to hesitate.」

As Subaru stood up, Anju, who had been straddling him, clung to him reflexively.

「Subaru, no need. I mean….」

「No. There’s a need for it. I don’t know if they’ll us about it, but there is a limit to what we can do as we’re now.」

Anju, who was locking eyes with him up close, turned her blushing face away with a puff.